NEW DELHI — India started inoculating health workers Saturday in what is likely the world's largest COVID-19 vaccination campaign, joining the ranks of wealthier nations where the effort is already well underway.India is home to the world’s large...

NEW DELHI — India started inoculating health workers Saturday in what is likely the world's largest COVID-19 vaccination campaign, joining the ranks of wealthier nations where the effort is already well underway.The country is home to the world's l...

WASHINGTON — Between the still-raging pandemic and suddenly very real threat of violence, the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris next Wednesday promises to be one of the most unusual in American history.Here's what we know:—-CAN I ATTEND...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021.There are 695,707 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 695,707 confirmed cases (76,068 active, 601,910 resolved, 17,729 deaths).*The total case count ...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 48,195 new vaccinations administered for a total of 507,687 doses given. The provinces have administered doses a...

Victoria police say several Fort Street businesses were broken into overnight Thursday.Officers responded to a report of an alarm at a business in the 600 block of Fort, between Government and Douglas streets, about 1:45 a.m. When they arrived, they ...

Victoria police are looking for both the perpetrator and a witness after a teenager was sexually assaulted as she got off a bus in Esquimalt. The victim’s family contacted police Wednesday about the Dec. 4 incident. The teen said a man follow...

The B.C. government has promised to start collecting data that is broken down by race and to pass legislation to combat systemic racism.The promise came Friday as Rachna Singh, B.C.’s parliamentary secretary for anti-racism initiatives, and Educati...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal judge in Washington on Friday night halted a plan to release and put on house arrest the Arkansas man photographed sitting at a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol.Ri...

SQUAMISH, B.C. — A snowshoer who set out alone on a rugged mountain trail on Vancouver's north shore Thursday has died.Squamish RCMP say the 21-year-old woman from Ontario was removed from a steep gully Friday morning after an overnight search. She...

DELTA, B.C. — A hospice that has refused to provide medical assistance in dying based on religious objections will have to vacate a facility in Delta, B.C., by the end of March.Health Minister Adrian Dix joined two officials from the regional healt...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has awarded a top U.S. honour to King Mohammed VI of Morocco, citing his decision to begin normalization of relations with Israel.The Legion of Merit is a rarely awarded decoration that can only be bestowed by th...

VANCOUVER — The director of the University of British Columbia's school of population and public health has resigned after apologizing for taking a holiday trip during the COVID-19 pandemic. Peter Berman says in a statement he decided to resign as ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager was remembered at a memorial service Friday as a hero, legend and friend who would go out of his way to help others.Vice-President Mike Pence started the service in Yeager's home state o...

The long-awaited expansion of the emergency department at West Coast General Hospital in Port Alberni is expected to get underway in March.The province said Friday the $6.25-million redevelopment will support improvements to patient care and privacy ...

VICTORIA — British Columbia's health minister says the reduction in shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to Canada will have a significant effect, but just in the immediate period. Adrian Dix said the limited supply of vaccine because of a dela...

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is seeking public input on whether to ease COVID-19 restrictions it says have saved about 1,700 lives.The government opened an online survey Friday that asks people how they feel about the possibility of opening n...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A look at Alison Coffin, leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party.Age: 50Early years: Born in Corner Brook, she grew up in Joe Batt's Arm. Her father was a school principal and her mother was a nurse. She has ...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A look at Ches Crosbie, leader of Newfoundland and Labrador's Progressive Conservative party.Age: 67.Early years: Born in St. John's, N.L., and raised in a political household. His late father, John Crosbie, served as an outspoke...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A look at Andrew Furey, leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal party. Age: 45. Early years: Born in St. John's, Furey was involved in Liberal politics from a young age. His father, George Furey, is the current Speaker of...